Mathematically funny

Not funny

It was the 18th of August, 1913. An ordinary evening in Monte Carlo, Monaco. People were at the casinos, betting, earning, and losing. Slowly, a crowd started gathering near the roulette table. Something weird was happening! The roulette ball kept falling on Black, turn after turn. The crowd went into a frenzy, betting on Red. … [Continue reading…]

A lot of people ask me why I do not drink. One of my common answers is “People never do nice things when they are drunk.” On the 5th of March 2014, Dad was at Landmark Hotel, drinking out with his colleagues. It was getting late, and Dad really needed a smoking break. There was … [Continue reading…]

Last week, my 7-year-old cousin Rommel, forced me to play Ludo with him. One reason Rommel hates playing with me is that I don’t allow him to cheat, which Ammi (our grandmother) graciously allows all the time. Now, while playing with Rommel, I saw him making lots of rookie mistakes. It was then that I … [Continue reading…]

After waiting for some time, I rang the bell again. It was a modest house in the midst of a busy lane, and the locality was bustling with activity. Back in his days, he used to sit on the front porch of this house to look at the kids play. This was where he used … [Continue reading…]

Close your eyes. Close your eyes for 2 seconds and imagine a white Tavera. Now imagine the Tavera plowing through a fast flowing current of muddy water flowing from everywhere to everywhere. Imagine the water level rising up over the bonnet of the car and reaching the windscreen. The windscreen. Imagine the fearsome grunt of … [Continue reading…]

No, no. This does not come as an insight into the interview of the Nirbhaya-rapist and his lawyer. Their mindset is something that continues to elude me. This article talks about our mindset. By “us”, I mean the generally literate upper and middle class. How often have you heard someone say “The chemistry paper raped … [Continue reading…]